The approach of Hurricane Wilma forced the NHL on Friday to postpone today’s game in Sunrise, Fla., between the Ottawa Senators and the Florida Panthers. The respective division leaders will make up the game Dec. 5.

“We rescheduled this game because we want to ensure safe travels into and out of Florida for the teams and the officials,” NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said in a statement.

BERTUZZI FOCUSING ON GAME

Vancouver’s Todd Bertuzzi insists he’s looking forward to today’s game against Colorado, but he doesn’t want to talk about the last time they played.

On the eve of Vancouver’s first game against Colorado since his blindside punch left Avalanche forward Steve Moore with broken bones in his neck more than 19 months ago, the Canucks player refused to talk about the attack.

“This team is moving on and I’m moving on and we’re just concentrating on the game and the two points we need,” Bertuzzi said.